Role of the Right Arm in the Takeaway

One of the most misunderstood components of the takeaway is the role of the trail arm and, specifically, the trail wrist.

As you learned in the Move 1 lesson, it really does not do much of anything during the takeaway. However, many golfers need a more detailed explanation of why that is and what it means in practice. Today we are going to get specific about exactly what that trail wrist does and does not do.

There is a lot of golf instruction out there that contradicts what we are saying, but we will demonstrate what happens and why we maintain that the trail wrist should not do much during the takeaway.

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Many golf instructors teach that the trail wrist should hinge during the takeaway. We completely disagree. It is an entirely unnecessary movement that introduces complications.

In the photo to the left, you can see what it looks like when the trail wrist is hinged and the lead wrist starts to cock as you begin to bring the club back.

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